The major US stock indices are modestly lower in trading to kickstart the new trading day. The declines are led by the NASDAQ in the small-cap Russell 2000. A snapshot of the market currently shows:
- Dow industrial average is trading down -62.2 or -0.13% at 46863. Yesterday the Dow industrial average closed at a new record high.
- S&P index is trading above and below unchanged at 6735.
- NASDAQ index is down -27 points or -0.12% at 22926.
- Russell 2000 is down -.9.44 points or -0.39% at 2477.
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.